What is your fighting style? Are you a brawler, or do you do Jujitsu? Judo, wrestling, whatever your poison, I am going to let you in on a little secret. If you want to learn how to prevent injury, train your breath, and give you the extra something to get your opponent to black out when you punch their face, come to this place. You may have some pre-conceived notion that yoga is for pussies. But no matter what your workout, you are bound to be challenged by the 90 minute sessions here. The poses require strength and some degree of flexibility. If you do not have said level of fitness, you run the risk of blacking out. Upper body strength is mandatory.
My workout usually consists of waking up at 5AM and having a small breakfast of fruit, beans, rice, and at least a liter of cold water. Then I do my first 50 chin ups and some other work on the pull up bar targeting my abs. Then, I run uphill for about 2 hours or in the alternative, ride my bike for approximately the same duration. The bike is essential to build the thighs and the gluteus. Just forget about running alone. Upon returning home, I do the balance of the chin ups to total 100. Then I use my cervical traction device and deep breathe for about 30 minutes. Eating tons of fresh vegetables, rice, pasta, fresh wild local fish, canned sardines, and drinking water should replace any fast or prepared foods and a banana with water is better than any energy drink.
Any way that you look at it, this regimen will leave your muscles pretty knotted up. You can stretch, and I do, but you are not really going to unwind by stretching alone. You need to do yoga. In addition, I also swim in a pool and the ocean a couple of times a week to target those hard to reach muscles.
Power yoga is the glue that holds all this shit together. It is the only natural thing that I have ever tried that quiets my head. And I am sure the teachers know that it is some great conditioning if you are a fighter. All of those poses cross over to give someone a real face punching all calm, cool and collected. If you follow this simple program which does not require much of an investment, come to power yoga and challenge yourself.
